US EditionNetflix Taps Dani Dudeck as Chief Communications Officer
Dani Dudeck joins Netflix to lead communications amid its $82.7 billion Warner Bros. acquisition bid, replacing former CCO Rachel Whetstone and managing regulatory and PR challenges.
- On Jan. 12, 2026, Netflix appointed Dani Dudeck as chief communications officer, reporting to co-CEO Ted Sarandos.
- After Rachel Whetstone's October 2024 departure, Netflix faced greater messaging demands as co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters oversee its major Warner Bros. acquisition.
- Dudeck brings about two decades of experience, joining from Instacart as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer with senior roles at Zynga and MySpace.
- Company leaders described the hire as expected last week and said Dani Dudeck will help craft a positive narrative while Ted Sarandos routes much public speaking through her soon.
- The hire arrives as Netflix pursues an $82.7 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, facing Paramount's hostile counter-bid and David Ellison's recent pitch to shareholders.
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Netflix taps Dani Dudeck as Chief Communications Officer
Dani Dudeck. (Photo via social media, Graphic by The Desk) Netflix has poached a senior executive from Instacart to serve as its top communications officer as the company moves forward with its $83 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). Starting in January, Dani Dudeck will serve in the role of Chief Communications Officer, succeeding prior corporate spokesperson Rachel Whetstone, who left earlier this year. Dudeck will report to Ne…
Netflix Taps Instacart Vet Dani Dudeck As Chief Communications Officer
Netflix has appointed Dani Dudeck, a former senior exec at Instacart, Zynga and MySpace, as chief communications officer. Dudeck will assume her new duties in mid-January, she wrote on LinkedIn. Rachel Whetstone, former chief communications officer, left the company in October 2024. The tech veteran had been with the company since 2018, but decided not […]
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TV Tech Industry NewsNetflix Hires Instacart’s Dani Dudeck as Chief Communications Officer
Netflix has hired a new chief communications officer, Instacart’s chief corporate affairs officer Dani Dudeck.
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